Pennsylvania Route 394 (PA 394) is a

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located in Adams County,

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. The western terminus is at PA 234 in Biglerville. The eastern terminus is at PA 94 in

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. PA 394 is a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas to the northeast of Gettysburg. The route begins at PA 234 and crosses PA 34 before leaving Biglerville and heading southeast. PA 394 forms a

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with U.S. Route 15 Business (US 15 Bus.) before the business route reaches its terminus at an interchange with the

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freeway. From here, PA 394 continues southeast to Hunterstown, where it turns northeast and continues to its terminus at PA 94. PA 394 was designated in 1928 along its present alignment. The entire route was paved in the 1930s. US 15 Bus. became concurrent with PA 394 in 1963 after US 15 was moved to a freeway alignment.

Route description

PA 394 begins at an intersection with PA 234 in the borough of Biglerville, heading southeast on two-lane undivided Hanover Street. The road passes homes and reaches the PA 34 intersection. Past here, the route enters industrial areas and crosses the

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. PA 394 continues into Butler Township and becomes Table Rock Road as it heads into agricultural areas with some homes and woods. The road turns south into woodland, crossing the Conewago Creek and reaching the community of

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. Here, PA 394 turns southeast onto Shrivers Corner Road and continues through a mix of farmland and woodland into Straban Township. The route intersects US 15 Bus. in Shrivers Corner and forms a

with that route, coming to an interchange with the

freeway. At this point, US 15 Bus. ends and PA 394 heads through more rural areas with some homes, passing through the community of Hunterstown. Here, the name of the road becomes Hunterstown Hampton Road and it makes a turn northeast into open farmland. After passing through New Chester, the route enters wooded areas with some homes crosses the Conewago Creek into Reading Township. In this area, PA 394 passes more farm fields before entering the residential community of

and reaching its eastern terminus at a

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with PA 94.

History

When Pennsylvania legislated routes in 1911, what is now PA 394 was not assigned a number. PA 394 was designated in 1928 to run from PA 234 in Biglerville east to PA 94 in Hampton, following its current alignment. Upon designation, the section of the route between US 15 (Old Harrisburg Road) and Hunterstown was paved while the remainder was unpaved. By 1930, PA 394 was paved for a short distance to the east of Biglerville and for a short distance to the east of Hunterstown. The entire length of the route was paved in the 1930s. In 1963, US 15 was shifted from Old Harrisburg Road to a freeway alignment to the east, with an interchange built at PA 394. US 15 Bus. was designated concurrent with PA 394 between Old Harrisburg Road, where it turned south, and the US 15 interchange, where it reached its northern terminus. In 2020, a roundabout was constructed at the intersection with PA 94 in Hampton.

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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 394

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Transportation in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Route description

History

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